As of today, we have one pending rewrite request for Trafficking in Magi/Magicking in Traffic. Otherwise, all acceptance letters are out, and the last of the rejections went out this morning.  If you've sent us a story and haven't heard yet, please check in with Sarah or me.

First off, my heartfelt gratitude to everyone who's submitted stories for the Trafficking in Magic/Magicking in Traffic anthology. The response has been phenomenal, and I am grateful for the chance to read so many wonderful stories. Submissions are now closed, except for a very small number of prearranged extensions. I once read an article that asserted, very wisely, that what troubles an editor...

Part of the benefit I've gotten from editing an anthology is the chance to see what it's like from the other side, so I get to see what works and what doesn't when I'm the person sitting in that chair...sound like a crazy recluse trying to impose my own beliefs on everyone else. This really is an expression of my own philosophy as a writer and editor, but I'm hoping it may be useful for somebody else

As of last count, the Trafficking in Magic/Magicking in Traffic anthology seems to be at around 78,000 words of accepted stories, with a target around 100-150K by the February 28th deadline. We're expecting some good stuff still, and if need be we could go to press with what we've got, so we won't be extending the deadline again, but it's still a long way to full. If you're interested in sending...

The deadline for Trafficking in Magic/Magicking in Traffic has been extended to February 28th.  There will be a post about it on the Drollerie Editors' Blog sometime soon, but in the meantime, the pertinent info is this: We're looking for well-written stories and poetry for both halves of the antho, but at the moment we have more "Trafficking in Magic" stories than we do "Magicking in Traffic." ...